1 census tracts · pop 3,007 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Smoke Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of South Fulton, GA and houses 3,007 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 64%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
79% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the South Fulton rate of 35.6%. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 31.2% of adults, 13.4 points above the national rate. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.8/10.
At $1,519 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of South Fulton commands. Among the 19 mapped neighborhoods of South Fulton, it ranks #8 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Park South and Christian Corners.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $67,166. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Smoke Ridge vs South FultonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Smoke Ridge
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,689Total filings 2020-21
22.2Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Smoke Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.5%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility shutoff threat
31.2%Food insecurity
28.4%SNAP enrollment
14.5%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Smoke Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Smoke Ridge?
Smoke Ridge scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Smoke Ridge compare to South Fulton overall?
Smoke Ridge scores 0.5 points higher than South Fulton overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 79% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,519 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Smoke Ridge?
Average gross rent in Smoke Ridge is $1,519/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Smoke Ridge residents are renters?
48% of Smoke Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in South Fulton). The neighborhood has 3,007 residents.
Q5
Is Smoke Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Smoke Ridge sits in the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Smoke Ridge for landlords?
Smoke Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South Fulton as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Smoke Ridge?
Smoke Ridge has 3,175 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (89%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%), Other / Multiracial (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
